Mark Twain - Following the Equator - Chapter XIX

Mark Twain

Following the Equator - Chapter XIX

 

The Botanical Gardens—Contributions from all Countries—The Zoological Gardens of Adelaide--The Laughing Jackass—The Dingo—A Misnamed Province—Telegraphing from Melbourne to San Francisco—A Mania for Holidays—The Temperature—The Death Rate—Celebration of the Reading of the Proclamation of 1836—Some old Settlers at the Commemoration—Their Staying Powers—The Intelligence of the Aboriginal—The Antiquity of the Boomerang